Lumia phones are pulling on their 'Denim' updates now

Windows 8.1 update arrives

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The much-discussed "Lumia Denim" update to Windows Phone 8.1 has begun to roll out to Lumia devices.

It brings with it Cortana voice activation and other new Cortana features, live folders on the Start screen, a new Glance screen that can show health and fitness info from an MSN app, a better Internet Explorer browser, and consumer VPN for increased security, according to a Microsoft blog post.

Cortana is also now available in the UK in beta and in Australia, Canada, India, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain in alpha.